Business, Education Top Priorities Says Krikorian

By Jason KUROSU Glendale Unified School District Board of Education member Greg Krikorian recently announced his candidacy for the 43rd district of the Californian State Assembly, running on a platform of job creation and naturally, due to his years on the board of education, increased educational opportunities for Californian students. Krikorian will be running as […]

GEF Looking for Support

By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Educational Foundation continues to look for support for various programs at Glendale Unified School District schools, including the Business Partnership Program, through which financial support is lent by local businesses through donations. “We want to create a synergy with businesses within the community,” said Glendale Educational Foundation President Laurel Patric. […]

United We … Eat

Inaugural Community of Faith prayer breakfast brings faiths together to spiritually support today’s youth. By Brandon HENSLEY There’s a big breakfast coming up next week, one in which community organizers have high hopes for. The first Crescenta Valley Prayer Breakfast will be held on Tuesday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, with many guests scheduled to […]

57-Hour Closure of Northbound I-5 Off-Ramp to Western Avenue

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the northbound Golden State Freeway (I-5) off-ramp to Western Avenue in Glendale for 57 hours beginning Friday, May 18, at 9 p.m. through Monday, May 21, at 6 a.m. The closure is necessary to complete ramp paving and striping. The construction schedule is subject to change. Detours […]

So Cal Gas Warns Customers of Presidential Scam

Imposters Claim President Obama is paying utility bills Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is alerting customers to be aware of a scam that has impacted other utility customers in several states across the country. The scam claims that President Barack Obama is providing credits or applying payments to utility bills. In some cases, scammers have […]

“The Opportunistic Bandit”

The Glendale Police Department and Los Angeles Police Department, Robbery-Homicide Divisions are asking for the public’s help in providing information that would lead to the identity and arrest of a robbery suspect who is responsible for over a dozen crimes within the Los Angeles Area including robbery and carjacking. On April 15, a female victim […]

Well Placed Kick Foils Robbery

By Mary O’KEEFE A woman fought back a robbery suspect leaving him bent over and screaming as his attempt to rob her in the Vons Market parking lot failed, according to a Glendale Police report. On May 8 at about 6 p.m., a woman pulled into the Vons Market parking lot at 2039 Verdugo Blvd. […]

UPDATE SUNDAY 9 p.m.-Search Continues for FBI Agent

  UPDATE 9p.m. Sunday: Teams Still Search for Missing FBI Agent Burbank Police Department are asking for the public’s help with any information regarding missing FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens. Ivens, 35, is thought to be despondent and possibly suicidal. His family last saw him on Thursday. On Friday morning the Burbank police were contacted […]

Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving

Team members of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission took a test rover to Dumont Dunes in California’s Mojave Desert this week to improve knowledge of the best way to operate a similar rover, Curiosity, currently flying to Mars for an August landing. The test rover that they put through paces on various sandy slopes has […]